Armored pneumatic tire.



C. MOSS.

ARMORED PNEUMATiC TIRE, APPLICATION HLE D AUGJ, x912.

1,161,507 Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

v 2, 2, Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 and at are respec-' UNITED. STATES PATLE ii OFFICE.

ARMQRED PNEUMATIC TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent ed Nov. 23,1915.

Application filed August 2, 1912. Serial No. 712.864.

zen of the Kingdom of Roumania. residing in New York, in the borough of Manhattan, county and State of Xew York, have invented certain new and useful-Improvements in Armored Pneumatic Tires, of which the following is a specification.

This intention relates to an improved' The object of this invention is to supply Y a light, strong and inexpensive armor for the pneumatic tires of automohile-wheels in which each section or scale thereof is readily detachable for being replaced in case of breakage, each scale overla piiig the adjacent scales so as to form a double layer of sheet-metal around the tire and a double connection of each scale with the rim of the wheel; and for this purpose the invention consists of an armored pneumatic tire which 15 composed of a number ot overlapping j scales, each scale bei'ig provided with two slots, of which one reg sters with a slot of the under-lapping portion of the ad acent scale at one side and the other with a slot of the overlapping portion of the adjacent scale at .the other side, links passed through said registering slots, and means connected with the upper ends of said links for holding the scales of the armor firmly in position on the tire and rim. p

The invention consists further of certain details of construction which will be fully described hereinafter and finally embodied in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a side-elevation of a portionot my improved armored pneumatic tire, Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line tively a detail sideelev'ation and an 'end' elevation of one of the protecting scales shown as detached from the tire.

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Referringto the drawing, 11- represents a pneumatic tire. I) the rim for the same and the spokesfor ,s'lljljifll'tlllg the rim. The entire tire inclosed or sheathed with an armor. which is formed of a ninnber 01' individual. semicircular sections or scales d.- which are provided at their opposite inner ends with two slms rj in each end. The scales Hltpreferably made of thin springsteel or other suitable metal and arranged in such a manner on the tire that each section or scale (I overlaps the adjacent section at one side and underlaps the adjacent section at the other side, in such 'a manner that the slots (Z of one scale register or coincide with the slots of the adjacent under-lapping and overlapping scales, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2. The scales (Z are made to stirround the outer or tread portion of the tireshort chain-links e, which extend over the shaped wires g which are located on the rim Z), one on each. side of the spokes said wires being connected at their ends by helical sprlngs and held on the rim by transverse helical springs g as shown in Fig. 2.

and are attached to the rinrb by means of After the entire tire is covered with the '5 overlapping scales, so that the exposed portions are inclosed by the same, the tire is pumped up, so-that the outer perimeter of the same snugly hugs'the tire and leaves no point of attack for puncturing or other injury. In case any one of the scales should break or crack by striking sudden obstructions on the road, it can readily be removed and a new one replaced by'collapsing of the tire onopening the air-valve, so that the same yields sufliciently for permitting the removal of the'split or broken scale and placing a new scalein position on the tire, after which the. tire is pumped again and replaced into its former expanded posi tion within the armor. i I

When the outer exposed portions of the scales are worn, they can be reversed by bringing the inner underlapping portions to the outside and the worn portions under the overlapping portions of the adjacent scales. The transverse springs permit 'the scales to yield under the pressure exerted thereon while the removing of split or worn scales and the replacing of the same by new scales can be easily. accomplished in the manner described. 1

I claim:

Atirerarmor comprising an annular series other adjacent scale and slots of one scale 10' registerin with adjacent slots of both ad jacent sca es, ring shaped wires on opposite sides, and transverse links connected with said ring shaped Wires and engaglng the registering slots of said lapping scales.

In testiino y that I claim the foregoing 15 as my inyen i on I have signed my name 1n 'presenceof two subscribingWitnesses.

CHARLES MOSS.

Witnesses:

. PAUL GoErEL, M. A.- DILLON.

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